KidneyLyfe — KidneyLyfe

Navigating the conversation about living donation

Dom — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:22 +0000

Hello everyone!

On Tuesday, April 21st, we’re hosting “Living Donation: How to Start the Conversation and Navigate the Journey.” Maribell Costell, a Living Donor Facilitator, will share tips on how to begin the conversation, what to expect along the way, and how to feel more confident taking the next steps.

Maribel turned her personal experience as a donor into a passion for helping others and guiding them through the process! We are so excited to have her join us for this webinar.

Please share this information with others who may benefit and feel free to share your questions before Tuesday! There will also be a live Q&A during the webinar!

Go to the Education tab and click "webinars" to register :)

Donate Life Month Events

AliEm14 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:41:38 +0000

We're halfway through April, which means we're half way through donate life month!

In our support group tonight, we shared things we're involved in in our local communities to invite people into the transplant space, from sleeves on coffee mugs to lighting up buildings blue and green to attending specific events that honour our donors.

I want to know what you're up to for donate life month. OR if there's nothing in your area, what do you desire to start?

National DonateLife 💙💚 Day!!

Sdey0522 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:26:43 +0000

As Blue Green Spirit Week winds down, let's all celebrate National DonateLife 💙💚 day! Show us your DonateLife colors 👍

🌟 Post your 📸 📷 and share your stories in the comments. 🌟

I'll be wearing 💙💚 today in honor of ALL Organ, Eye and Tissue donors. Indeed, they 💙 DonateLife 💚 and are all heroes for saving lives by making the ♻️ Gift of Life ✅️ possible.

#beadonor #livingdonors & #organdonors #saveslives #DonateLife #GiftofLife

💙♻️✅️💚

#organdonation + #transplantation = #miracles 💯

** The annual Donate Life Blue & Green Day Photo Contest will open for submissions on April 10 and run through April 17.

https://donatelife.net/how-you-can-help/national-observances-celebrations/blue-green-day/photo-contest/

Donate Life Events - share your photos here!

LaVise0325 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:31:50 +0000

It’s Donate Life Month, and even though we’re all in different places, we’re in this together. If you know of any Donate Life events happening near you, vigils, fundraisers, any awareness or flag raising events, please share. Let’s keep the hope going and connect across the globe. Please feel free to share photos from these events in this thread! We would love to use them to share throughout donate life month and perhaps in our monthly newsletter!

National Doctor's Day (March 30th)

Sdey0522 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:40:37 +0000

It's #NationalDoctorsDay today!! I'm forever #grateful to ALL the #amazing #doctors who have cared for me over the years.

All of them have a role in making sure that I'm here today. 👍

Annual Remember and Rejoice Ceremony

Sdey0522 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:00:55 +0000

This annual ceremony at the St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC is an awesome event. It's a beautiful and touching rememberance service in honor of ALL Organ Donor Heroes (both, deceased and living donors). The church is packed with Donor families, recipients and their loved ones, and many others who are connected to organ donation and transplantation in some way. The ceremony also celebrates recipients. 🙏 I've attended many of these services virtually over the years, it's extremely moving and emotional indeed. I hope to attend in person someday, in honor of the donor hero who made life possible for me. His ❤️ lives inside of me and it is making it possible for me to thrive.

Organ donors 💙 DonateLife 💚 to give the ♻️ Giftoflife ✅️, and make secondchances possible for so many.

#OrganDonation + #Transplantation = #Miracles 💯

#BeADonor to #savelives #livingdonorsrock #shareyourspare

https://www.youtube.com/live/iRPHN_KhB3w?si=u3zeKoR7eTfyiPdB

Transplant Games and ATC

Dom — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:43:18 +0000

Hello friends!

Just wanted to check in and see if anyone here is planning on attending transplant games this year or the ATC conference?

For reference:

Transplant Games - June 18th-23rd in Denver, Colorado

ATC (American Transplant Congress) - June 20th-24th in Boston, Massachusetts

I will be at the transplant games this year and would love to connect/meet up with anyone who might be going!

Organ Donation Awareness Art Show Event in NYC this Saturday

Dom — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:08:30 +0000

The Organ Donation Awareness Corporation (ODAC) is hosting an Art from Life art show this Saturday (2/21) from 6:30-8:30 PM. Just wanted to share this cool event with our community as it is a free event "dedicated to exploring themes of life, health, humanity and organ donation."

Here is the link if anyone is in the area and interested in attending or learning more:

https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https%3A//www.eventbrite.com/e/art-from-life-tickets-1980206143882?aff=oddtdtcreator___.YXAzOmRjcng6YTpvOjFmYzQxYzk2OTAzNDJlZDZjNjkzNzA2ZmY2ZWIwODUzOjc6NzcwODpmN2Q0NDI1OTQxMzliMzEyZjk4MzRjMGQ1OGMwZmExNzgxYWVhMzc5ZWNiYjkxODg1M2UzNjUyMDliY2ZkYzc1Omg6VDpG

This is a little last minute but there is also an option for artists who would like to submit their work to be featured! The deadline for that is 2/18 at 11:59PM

Artist Registration – Art from Life by ODAC

Will There be a patient summit in 2026?

run_for_fun — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:22:01 +0000

Does anyone know if there is a patient summit planned for 2026?

I saw there was on in NY and last year outside of Philly. Would be interesting if something would be near Baltimore and get the medical community involved (Johns Hopkins and UMMC). I know one of my surgeons is deep into research.

Podcast

TiaBean — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:22:03 +0000

I was recently on a podcast. It is on Sobriety: Now what. It's my story if you are interested. It is also on my Facebook. Enjoy. I am incredibly nervous, so be kind. Thanks.